readytorunbook Chapter 64 Severe Punishments?
Chapter 64 Severe Punishments?
"I've got it!" Lu Yuanqing blinked his big eyes, his face full of sincerity. "But then I realized that if I call for help from the beginning, it will definitely startle the five of them. They'll all scatter and run away at once, and I can't catch all five of them at the same time!"
"By the time the villagers heard the news and rushed over, everyone had vanished!"
"..."
"Alright! I've got the gist of it. If there are any other questions, you might need to come back again," Gu Yushan said, closing his notebook.
“No problem,” Lu Yuanqing readily agreed.
"Officer Gu, will they be sentenced?" Zhao Zhongcai asked impatiently after they finished asking their questions.
He didn't care about the other four, but he still wanted to ask about Niu Datou's outcome.
When we get back to the village, Niu Chengtian's family will probably cause trouble.
Gu Yushan said, "I don't know yet!"
"After our interrogation, we discovered that, apart from Niu Bao from your village, the other four are from Liang'an County next door. Moreover, this is not the first time such a situation has occurred in Liang'an County. According to our understanding, the people from the joint production team were a group that stole the production team's grain. Therefore, the verdict for these four will have to wait until we verify with Liang'an County before we know it!"
"As for Niu Bao from your production team, if the investigation finds he's unrelated to other cases, but if he's the mastermind behind this incident, then perhaps..."
Lu Yuanqing asked, "If he wasn't the mastermind, would he be alright?"
impossible!
I've heard that the current criminal law is very severe!
"Uh, host, actually there isn't a very comprehensive criminal law right now; most things are done according to rules and regulations!" System 666 said.
"Huh?" Lu Yuanqing's eyes widened!
Bullshit! Novels say that things are very strict at this time, and people are often forced to eat peanuts.
Gu Yushan had no idea that he was lamenting that Niu Datou couldn't eat peanuts, and patiently explained, "No property was damaged this time!"
"What do you mean it wasn't damaged?" Lu Yuanbo immediately objected, completely ignoring his fear of the police station, and angrily said, "My brother was beaten by them and went to the hospital. He's still in pain!"
"Moreover, the doctor told him he must be careful to rest, otherwise what if there are any aftereffects!"
Gu Yushan: "..."
Don't portray it as Lu Yuanqing being besieged.
After the interrogation, they were all shocked by Lu Yuanqing's good luck; he was only hit once!
“No, Niu Bao’s situation is that he was not the mastermind, he did not participate in anything in Liang’an County, and your production brigade did not suffer any property loss,” Gu Yushan explained patiently without getting angry. “If it is finally confirmed with Liang’an County that Niu Bao was not involved, then he will only have attempted theft. As for Lu Yuanqing, we have found out that it was a man named Zhang San who beat him.”
“If the amount stolen is less than 200, he won’t be executed, but he should be sent to a farm for reform through labor for more than five years!”
"200?" Lu Yuanqing stretched out his right hand, looking dumbfounded, and made a question mark!
“Yes!” Gu Yushan nodded.
Lu Yuanqing has achieved his goal. Even if Niu Datou doesn't die this time, he will still be severely injured.
However, there are no criminal penalties for amounts exceeding 200 yuan; instead, the offender is simply given peanuts.
Within 200 yuan, farm renovation for more than five years?
Good heavens! And you still say it's not serious!
System 666: "That's because the current prisons are full of spies, and the country doesn't have enough food to support these criminals."
So they either gave him a peanut or sent him to a farm for labor reform.
Lu Yuanqing suddenly realized, "Yan Dian is good."
"Oh! That's right!" Lu Yuanqing suddenly remembered something. "System, I remember there was a crime of hooliganism in this era, right? Many young girls in later generations have been calling for the reinstatement of that punishment!"
“Host, the crime of hooliganism was only established in 1979!” System 666 said, “Moreover, the crime of hooliganism is not just about regulating the punishment for bullying girls.”
"All acts of gang fighting, provoking trouble, insulting women, or engaging in other hooligan activities that disrupt public order fall under the definition of hooliganism. Its scope is very broad."
"Oh! I've learned something!" Lu Yuanqing nodded. "Then why was it available in '79 but then canceled?"
"That's because there were too many unemployed people in the late 1970s. According to data, there were more than 20 million unemployed people in 1979. The vast majority of these people were waiting obediently for job assignments, but a small group of them were restless and caused trouble."
"They also gathered in groups to cause trouble, forming many gangs. What they did every day was harass women, beat up people, and bully and monopolize the market, seriously disrupting the normal order of life. That's how the crime of hooliganism came about!"
"Tsk tsk tsk!" This was the first time Lu Yuanqing had learned about the crime of hooliganism. He had to admit that every form of punishment had a reason for it.
Moreover, especially in the 1960s and 70s, some punishments were extremely severe.
There's a violent element in our own family!
As Lu Yuanqing pondered this, he turned his gaze toward Lu Yuanbo with hostility.
Lu Yuanbo was startled by the sight. "Brother, what's wrong? Are you in pain again?"
Didn't you say it didn't hurt much after you ate?
Lu Yuanqing smiled dangerously, "Yuanbo! You can't cause trouble, otherwise..." Especially with those ten years to come!
Lu Yuanbo instinctively shrank back. "Brother, what are you doing... I haven't caused any trouble! I haven't been in any fights lately!"
Lu Yuanqing immediately exposed him, "Bullshit, who was it that went to collect firewood the day before yesterday and then got into a fight over a few wild peaches?"
Little brat, your memory isn't that good at such a young age!
"I found it. No one had ever seen that peach tree before, and there weren't many peaches on it. Gou Dan found it by following me. They took advantage of their numbers and tried to steal mine. I wanted to bring some back for you to eat together."
The unspoken rule among the village children is that whoever discovers it first owns it.
If several people discover it at the same time, then the prize money is divided equally.
"Xiao Dong and I found it first. We were already picking it when they came. They just saw that there were fewer of us and wanted to take it over." Lu Yuanbo was unconvinced. He hadn't done anything wrong!
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
You're still complaining!
"What if you rush over and hit someone over the slightest disagreement? Xiao Dong is the youngest; what if he gets hurt?"
"I told him not to get involved."
"What? You want him to just watch you get beaten up? Xiao Dong is such a good boy, how could he just stand by and watch? Can't you be a little smarter? Besides, it's just a few wild peaches!"
"What's wrong with wild peaches? I saw them too. I just didn't give them to them."
"Oh, you're getting tough now. Why didn't you think of that before? You insisted on fighting. Look how smart Xiao Dong is, he just threw it down the slope into the grass, so no one could eat it!"
"You also said that Xiao Dong threw it all away, so no one else got any, and we didn't get any to eat either. I was even thinking of bringing some back for you."
"Xiao Dong, this is the right thing to do. They left when the peaches were all gone. You can't defeat several of them by yourself. A wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall. What if you get hurt if you rush forward? Do you want to make Third Brother sad or make Huanhuan cry?"
Lu Yuanbo was speechless: "...Okay! I understand, I'll try not to be impulsive in the future!"
He just can't control himself! Everyone's the one who starts it, and then he acts all aggrieved!
Lu Yuanqing softened as well, giving his head a hard rub, and said, "You have to remember that you have family who care about you. If you always act so impulsively, what will we do if something happens one day?"
"Of course, if you encounter someone who insists on acting like a jerk, and you think you can gain the upper hand, then you can take action, but you must act within your capabilities, understand?"
Lu Yuanqing didn't want to teach him to always swallow his anger; he just wanted him to observe the situation before taking action each time.
If you can win, then fight; if you can't, then run. Run quickly and settle the score later!
Seeing him obediently nod thoughtfully, Lu Yuanqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Go in and see why the captain hasn't come out yet."
“Oh, okay!” Lu Yuanbo said.
They had already finished asking questions and were just leaving the police station when Zhao Zhongcai went back. The two brothers stood outside the door talking for a long time and still hadn't come out.
Lu Yuanqing moved his tired legs. After all that trouble, all he wanted now was to get home quickly and then... take a nap!